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Dylan Tichenor

Dylan Tichenor

Editor, also producer · Born January 1, 1968 (58) · USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E. (born 1968) is an American film editor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Satellite Award, and has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four Eddie Awards. Tichenor grew up watching films with his father. He graduated from Philadelphia's Greene Street Friends School in 1982 and Central High School in 1986. Tichenor worked as Geraldine Peroni's assistant on several films, including The Player. His first credit as an editor was for Altman's Jazz '34. He collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on many of the director's films. Tichenor stepped in to finish his mentor's editing of Brokeback Mountain. He was nominated for the Satellite Award for Boogie Nights and the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for There Will Be Blood. He is elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dylan Tichenor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1968 (58)
From
USA
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Dylan Tichenor's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Self
25%
Bonds
15%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 10

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 17

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
13
Dread
6
Cold
4
Contemplative
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dylan Tichenor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dylan Tichenor's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Bride!(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Murder at the End of the World(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Pale Blue Eye(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Eternals(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Antlers(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Phantom Thread(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Stronger(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • American Made(2017)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Triple 9(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Child 44(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Lawless(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Town(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Whip It(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Doubt(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • There Will Be Blood(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Brokeback Mountain(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cold Creek Manor(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Unbreakable(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Magnolia(1999)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hurlyburly(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Boogie Nights(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hard Eight(1996)

    Post Production Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jazz '34 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Eternals (2021)

$402M worldwide

Highest rated

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing2 of 27: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing24 of 27: 23 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew2 of 27: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

1 major award from 6 major nominations, 1997–2013.

WinNomination
  1. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Editing
  2. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
  3. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
  4. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Multi-Camera Production

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dylan Tichenor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · editor

Hurlyburly (1998)

56th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dylan Tichenor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles39–87 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles21–68 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles31–90 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles30–75 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles38–80 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dylan Tichenor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dylan Tichenor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Thomas Anderson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers